Safety-razor.



En. 842,927. TATERTED EER. 5, 1m. A. A. WARNER. SAFETY RAZOR.

LPPLIOATIOI FILED In. I3, 190i.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO AWARNEE, OF NEW BRITAIN; CONNECTICUT, .AssIGNoR To LAN DERS, FRARY & CLARK, OF NEW BRITAIN,

PORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

CONNECTICUT, A COR- SAFETY-RAZOR.

No. 842,927. Specication of Letters Patent. 'Y Application ille'd :Tannary 23.1906. Serial No. 297.397.

all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALONZO ABNER WARNER, a citizen -of the United States, residing at New Britain, Hartford county Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in lSafety-Razors, of which the ollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to im rovements in safety-razors, so called, an has for its object simplicity lof form, economy of construction and manufacture, effectiveness, and durability of operation.

The construction is such that the various parts are in number reduced to the minimum and may be readily assembled or separated and thoroughly cleaned at any time.

Another feature of substantial advantage resides in the particular construction by which the razor may be a'p lied, the handle being so arranged relative y to'. the blade that the desirable draw-stroke may be practiced. This makes it possible'for users'v of the ordinary razor to instantly adapt themselvesto the use of my improved safetyview Of the base. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6, Fig. 1, the various parts being re-l leased and free from tension. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the base.

In the preferred form of the apparatus, 1

is the base-plate, the same having its lower' side rounded to form a smooth unbroken bearing or contact surface.

' the n ing-post and pins. The opposite side edges These guard portions are s A further important feature is the 'con-p of the back are bent around and down, so

as to form `rounded guard portions, whichoverstand the opposite edges of the blade 4 when in the normal position, the extreme edges of said member bearing upon the blade.

to form the se arate looped guard members 5HL 5a. These ooped guard members may be of any desired number, and the spaces between them afford clearance-passages for the lather as the instrument is in use.

6 isthe handle, one end of the same projecting laterally so as to be grasped in the same manner as the usual razor, the other end overstanding the back 5 of the combined Guard and spring member. This handlemay be likewise perforated to afford clearance for the bindin -post 2 and the pins 3 3.

7 is a thumiln-nut adapted to the bindingpost 2, normally standing above the back of otted vertically the handle 6, so that by setting down said nut the arts may be clamped to ether. The bendl; in the guard-plate, whic constitute the individual guard members 5"L 5, are elastic or liexible. Hence the guard-plate is at once a combined guard and spring member,the free edges thereof bearing upon the blade when assembled and holding the same against its seat on the base 1.

In Flg. 6 the various parts are shown as relieved from tension, theV thumb-nut 7 being raised on the binding-screw. Upon setting down said thumb-nut the looped guard members are put-under tension and securely hold the blade against its seat.l At the same time the rounded contour of the individual guards 5a tends` to flatten, so that by adjusting said nut they will be brought into the desired relation withthe edge of the blade, whereby moreor less clearance may be. afforded. In this manner the razor may be adapted to the particular beard with which it is to be used, and permits -a "medium or close shave, as desired.

In this construction their are no cavities ICO log

ond part and is ofthe simplest possible character, and yet in use is productive of the most substantial and beneficial results. The handle is preferably made from some bone or nonmetallic compound or material, whereby the tendency to oXidize or tarnish is eliminated and the Weight of the instrument substantially reduced. Beyond this, by using` a nonmetallic back the cost of production is substantially decreased and the appearance materially enhanced.

In a safety-razor, a base, a screw-threaded binding-post carried thereby, a blade supf ported thereon, said binding-post passi through said blade, a combined spring an 'guard member resting u on said blade, said i the tension of the spring member upon' var sait?r blade, and modify and ad'ust the relative position of the guards an blade edges consisting in a nut en aging the screw-threaded portion of the bin ing-post.

ALONZO A. WARNER.

VVitnesse's: y

l G. M. LANDERS,

JOSEPH F. LAMB. 

